Machine for automatically wrapping, binding, and tying packages.



, J.- SOON" MACHINE POR AUTOMATIGALLY WBAPPING, BNDING, AND TYINGPACKAGES.

' APPLICATION FILED-00T. 25, 1913. 1,1 32, l 65. A Patented Mar. 16,1915.

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A. J. UGUN. MAGHNE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WEAPING, BINDING, AND'TYINGPACKAGES.. APPLICATION FILED 00T.25,1913.

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A. J. SOONa MACHINE PoR A UTOMATIGALLY MAPPING, BINmNG, AND TUN@PAGNLINNNNS.v

APPLICATION .FILED DGT. 25, 1913.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915 1,3; @2&65? A 18 SHEETS-SHEQJ 4.

, A.Jfc0oN. MACHINE POE AUTOMATIGALLY WRAPBING, BINDING, AND T YINGPACKAGES.

APPLIOATION FLED 00T. 25, 1913.

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41h/ways A. J. CODN. MACHINE Foa AUTOMATIGALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

x APPLICATION FILED 00T. 25, 1913. 1,1 32,165. Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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A. J. COO-N. MAOHINB Foa AUTOMATIGALLY WRAPPINQ, BINDING, AND TYINGPACKAGES. APPLICATION FILED 00T- 25, 1913.

' @atented Mar. 1.6, 1915.

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."M; 432ml A. J. 600m y TIGALLY mums, BINDING, AND me mmm.

.IUPPLIOATION ILBD OUT. 25,1913.

Patanted Mar. 16, 1915. Y

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MACHINE POR AUTOMATIC/'ALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, 1913,.

1,13%,155 Patented 111111.16, 1915.

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A. J. GOON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIGALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, 1913y 1.132,165. l Patented 11.1111111915.

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A. J. COON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIGALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

kAPPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, 1913` Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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l A.J.c00N. MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIOALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYINGPACKAGES.

APPLICATION I'ILED 0CT.25,191S, 1,132,165, Patented Mar.16,1915.

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A. J. COON. MACHINE POR NUTOMATIGALLY WRAPPNG, BINDING, AND TYINGPACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.25, 1913.

Patented Ma'r. 16, 1915.

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A. J. COON.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPINGPBINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

. K APPLIGATION FILED 0012.25, 191s.

1,132,165. Patented Mar.16,1915.

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A.JL000N.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIGALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, 1913.

1,132,165. Patented Mar.16,1915.

`A.J.G00N.

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

APPLICATION FILED OGT` 25. 1913.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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1 1.1110011. MACHINE FCB. AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDING, AND TYINGPACKAGES.`

A.J.G0ON. MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING, BINDNG, AND TYINGPACKAGES. ABPLIGATION FILED OCT. 25, 1913.

1,1 3,1 65. Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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NTFB STATES PATENT FFICE.

ARTHUR J. Coon, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE" IsLaNn, lAssisnoii or ONE-HALF 'roFRANCIS 1v1. WILLrs, or minion, NEW YORK.'

MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY WRPPING, FINDING, AND TYING PACKAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16,1915.

. A Application filed October 25, 1913. Serial No. 797,235.

To all @07mm t may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. CooN, a'

l citizen of the United States, and resident of Providence, in thecounty of Providence and the wrappers secured thereon by means of asuitablebinder.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a machine which is notonly capable of folding the wrappenpn an article or group of articlesand applying a binder thereto, but also adapted to secure the binderthereon as by tying the ends thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine of thisl classwhich is adapted to cut the wrappers from a roll of material and applyappropriate printing thereto.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine which iscapable of being adjusted for the purpose of handling articles' ofdifferent sizes.

My invention has been designed primarily for the purpose of wrappingloaves of bread, but it will be readily understood that it is not, inany way, limited to this use and that the various mechanisms comprisingthe machine may be adapted for use in combination with other mechanismsthan those l have shown, for the purpose of accomplishing the sameobjects that l had in view, or for accomplishing other objects.

The' novel features of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Figure l is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention. thearticle-feeding mechanism being omitted; F ig. 2 is an elevation of theside opposite to that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an elevation of thearticlefeeding and delivery end of the machine, with the feedingmechanism removed; 4: is an elevation of the end opposite to that shownin Fig. 3; Fig. is a plan view of the machine including the feedingmechanism; Fig. 6 is a substantially central vertical section of themachine, on an enlarged scale, and' showing the lower partl thereof upto .andincluding the paper handling mechanism; Fig. T is a Viewcorresponding with Fig. 6"and showing the part of the machine a'oove thepaper handling mechanism; Fig. 8 is a vertical section substantially onthe line 8-8 of Fig. 6 and on the same'scale as Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a viewcorresponding with Fig. 8 and showing the upper part of the machine; Fig. 10 isan end elevation 0f the paper feeding mechanism; Fig. 'l1 is anenlarged section on the line ll-ll of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 isa plan view ofthe wrapper cutting and carrying mechanism; Fig. 13 is a verticalsection on the line 13-13 of Fig. 1 2; F ig. 14 is an enlarged detail ofvthe paper cutter; Fig. 15 is a detail' section of the paper grippingroll; Fig. 16 is a section on the line 16-16' of Fig. l5; Fig. 17 is a.transverse vertical section thronghthe printing mechanism; Fig. 18 is anelevation ofA the trip mechanism whereby the machine is thrown into andout of operation; Fig. 19 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 2O is a planview of a portion of the wrapper folding and article elevatingmechanism; Fig. 21 is a fragmentary detail elevationof the verticalguides for the article; Fig. 22 is an enlarged elevation of a portion ofthe wrapper folding mechanism; Figs. 23 and 24 are enlarged details ofthe cams which operate the mechanisn'is shown in Fig. 22; Fig. 25 is aside view of the cam for operating the f elevating mechanism; Fig. 26 isaside view of the cam for operating the paper cutter; Fig. 27 is abottom plan of the lmotting mechanism; Fig. 28 is an elevation -of theinner end of thel knotting mechanism; Fig. 29 is a top plan of theknotting mechanism; Fig. 30 is a perspective view of a detail of thelmotting mechanism; Fig. 31is a section on the line 31-31 of Fig. 29;Fig. 32` is an enlarged elevation of a portion of the knottino`mechanism; Fig. 33 is a central longitudinal section through Fig. 32;Fig. 34: is a side view of the cam for operating the knotting mechanism;Fig. 35 is a fragmentary elevation of the left handportion of Fig. 32;Fig. 36 is a top plan of one of the binder handling mechanisms; Fig. 37is a section on the line 3G-36 of Fig. 35; Fig. 38 is a bottom plan ofthe binder .cutter shown in Fig. 35; Fig. 39 is a bottom plan of themechanism for drawing the loop against the article; Fig. l0 is alongitudinal section throughgg. 39; Fig. 41 is an enlarged elevation o1'the mechanism at the lelt hand end of Fig. 40; Fig. 42 is atransverse'section on thel line 42-42 of Fig. 40.

5 Fig. 43 is a plan of details Vofthe binding mechanism. Fig. 44 is aplan View of a portion ofthe top of the machine on an enlarged scale,and l `igu45 is al section on the line 45e-45 of Fig. 44.

The machine comprises generally the article feeding mechanism A, theWrapper feeding mechanism B, the printing mechanism C, the .wrapperfolding mechanism D, i the binding and tying mechanism E and the Jdelivery mechanism F.

Before pi-oceeding toa detailed'description. of .the .various mechanismsof which the machine is composed, I vwill describe Viii a general waythe manner'of operation of4 the `various parts of the machine, and forthe purpose of clearlydefining the various operations I will designateas the front. of the article that face lwhich is,up\vard as the articleenters the machine on the feeding mech- .anism A. The lower face, or theface which isopposite the front of the article, will be designated'asthe rear and the vertical faces which are transverse, of the feedingmechanism will be designatedV as the sides of the 3o article and thevertical faces which' are longitudinal of the feeding mechanism will bedesignated as theends of.- the article.-

The feeding mechanism A comprises a conyeyer which delivers thearticles-to an elevating member or yplaten 40, which trans,

fers the articles from the feeding mechanism to the wrapping mechanismD. The wrapper feeding mechanism B is arranged to sever Wrappers-from aroll' and transfer 40v them lto a position above the platen 40, so

that they will be engaged by the article as it is elevated to thefolding mechanism. Before the Wrapper'is severed it is printed by themechanism C and as the article is moved into the folding mechanism itpasses wipers which draw-the wrapper-downwardly around its sides. The.article moves vertically through the. foldingmechanism which consistsof variousiparts for forminglthe various folds'pat the endsgof thearticle, these parts arranged at intervals along the verti- Jcali.ath,which has flexible sides for guidev ingf` articlefand valso holdingthe same -at the^stoppi i,ig.fpoints therealong; After the 5,5 Wrapperhasj.v been drawn down around the sides: offthearticle, suitablemechanisms coop.erate. ftofld the :wrapper on the rear ofthejai'ticlegand then to'eleva'te the article toVthe'f.meelianism*whichforms the end folds. After theend Afolds. aremade the article is moved into .engagement with ,cords which are held''across 'its path Aand when the article hasfipassedthecord holdingmeans.the-latter are brought together .at the center of the rear-face of thearticle, the sections'of thev ycord surrounding the article are severedfrom the supply sections, and the ends. seized by a tying mechanismwhich forms the ends `in a loop and slides the loop against the articleand draws the same into a hard knot.

After the cords or binders have been secured V on the article, thelatter is continued in its upward movement until engaged by the de#livery mechanism. All of these parts coperate 'to apply the wrapper tothe article and secure the same thereon by means of i in bearings 52 and53, the bearing 52 being arranged on the cross member 46 and the bearing53 being on a bracket 54 secured to the base 4l. The shaft 5l ispreferably prog vided witha driving .pulley 55 and a balance Wheel 56,the latter also serving as a means whereby the machine may be turnedover by hand. The shaft 51 has loosely arranged thereon a worin gear57kwliich is adapted to be connected therewith by means of a frictionclutch'58, this clutch being operated by means of a lever 59. Iirorderto drive. the shaft 51 by means of a motor a worm-(30 is arranged. inmesh with the gear 57 and is carried by a 'shaft which is supported inbearings 61 and 62. The base 4l has a rearward extension 63 adapted tosupport a motor 64 by means'of which the worm 60 is driven?. .By thisarrangement itiis evident that the shaft 5l maybe driven directly bymeans of the belt pulley 55, or by means of the motor 64, andwhen'driven by the motor the machine may be started and stopped by meansof the lever 59 without stopping the'` motor. The shaft 5l alsoliassecured thereon a gear wheel (S5 which meshes with .a gear (56 loose onthe shaft 67, the latter being supported in bearings G8 and 69. Theshaft 67 also has loosely arranged thereon, but rigid with the gear 66,a sprocket wheel 70 which.

drives a 'shaft 71 by means of a chain 72. T he shaft 71 carries apulley 73Afor a broad conveyer belt 74 by means of which the f articlesare conveyed into the" machine. The

belt74 will, by this arrangement, always he in operati'lonwhen the shaft5l is operated. The belt 74 delivers the articles onto a- `table 75fromwhich they move to the platen.

40 when the latter is on a. level with the table.' The succeedingarticles on the belt cause the articles to move from the table 75

